Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Operations
Equivalencies: N/A
Protection may include restricted earth fault, frame leakage, over current (instantaneous/inverse definite minimum time), earth fault (instantaneous/inverse definite minimum time), sensitive earth fault, phase differential, transformer differential, pilot wire differential, busbar differential, phase failure, under frequency load shedding, over voltage, bucholtz, winding temperatures, auto recloser, oil circuit recloser, air circuit recloser, directional earth fault, back up timer, reverse power, generator earth/fault, auto trip, distance protection, general equipment H.V. protection and related L.V. protection
Safety standards may include relevant sections of occupational health and safety legislation, enterprise safety rules, relevant state and federal legislation and national standards for plant
Information and documentation sources may include verbal or written communications; enterprise safety rules documentation; enterprise operating instructions; dedicated computer equipment; enterprise/site standing and operating instructions; enterprise log books; manufacturer's operation and maintenance manuals; and equipment and alarm manuals
Technical and operational indicators may include stimuli (audio, smell, touch, visual), local indicators and recorders, computers and alarms (visible and or audible)
Communications may be by means of telephone, two way radio, pager, computer (electronic mail) and operating logs (written or verbal)
Appropriate personnel for consultation, giving or receiving direction may include supervisor/team leader or equivalent, power plant operations personnel orequivalent, technical and engineering officers or equivalent, maintenance staff, other operating staff or equivalent, system controller/network controller, field operator, restricted H.V. operators, independent generators and customers
Operating environment may be remote from plant and equipment being operated, (operation is assisted by remote indicators of plant status and other parameters monitored), during inclement or otherwise harsh weather conditions, in wet/noisy/dusty areas or during night periods

Critical aspects of evidence
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of: Occupational, health and safety legislation; Statutory legislation; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures
Responding to protection equipment operation
Interpreting and determining cause of equipment operation
Restoring protection
The knowledge of protection equipment and schemes
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and work
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Relevant occupational health & safety regulations; Relevant statutory legislation; Relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Plant status; Plant operating parameters; Relevant plant and equipment, it's location and operating parameters; Enterprise recording procedures; Responding to protection equipment operation; Interpreting and determining cause of equipment operation; Restoring protection; The knowledge of protection equipment and schemes
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health & safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Identify plant status; Communicate effectively; Apply data analysis techniques and tools; Apply diagnostic techniques; Apply or determine appropriate corrective actions required; Plan and prioritise work; Use plans, drawings and symbols; Recognise abnormal plant/system/equipment operating conditions; Evaluate protection operastion and determine the appropriate response.